Episodes

  • 239 Love and Depression

    239 Love and Depression
    Aug 26 2025
    As the Great Depression spreads across the globe, Bulgaria is particularly vulnerable for a multitude of reasons. Meanwhile, the country's bachelor king finally finds love. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/239-love-and-depression Learn more about the book and sign up for updates here: thisisbulgaria.org/state-suilders-from-the-steppe/
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    27 mins
  • 238 Looking Back on The Experiment, Part 2

    238 Looking Back on The Experiment, Part 2
    Aug 25 2025
    The stage is set for a final showdown between Stamboliiski and his long list of enemies. In the aftermath of that coup, Bulgaria experiences unprecedented violence as all manner of factions and movements fight for power and survival. Ultimately though, the country turns to moderate politics, only for that movement to flounder. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/238-experiment-part-2 Learn more about the book and sign up for updates here: https://thisisbulgaria.org/state-suilders-from-the-steppe/
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    29 mins
  • 237 Looking Back on The Experiment, Part 1

    237 Looking Back on The Experiment, Part 1
    Jul 28 2025
    With the onset of the 1920s, Bulgaria's firebrand Agrarian leader Alexander Stamboliiski rises to become the preeminent political power in the country. But with each new triumph the opposition steadily grows to his regime. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/237-experiment-part-1
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    33 mins
  • 236 Twilight of The Experiment

    236 Twilight of The Experiment
    Jul 21 2025
    In Bulgaria and throughout the Balkans it seems that political experiments are coming to an end. Democracy is ending in Yugoslavia, Agrarianism is being steadily killed off, and moderates are under pressure from all sides. As the 1920s and season 10 come to a close, the Lyapchev government faces its toughest challenges yet. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/236-twilight-experiment
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    35 mins
  • 235 Under Pressure

    235 Under Pressure
    Jun 29 2025
    While the moderate Prime Minister Lyapchev may have won the most recent election, his government struggles to combat radical factions determined to change Bulgaria's course at any cost. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/235-under-pressure Waiting for the Goats: Life and Death in a Bulgarian Village: https://a.co/d/cRY2D4V
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    35 mins
  • 234 Triumph of the Moderates?

    234 Triumph of the Moderates?
    Jun 24 2025
    In power since the coup of 1923, Tsankov is finally brought down. But as a moderate government takes power in Bulgaria for the first time in many years, can it triumph over the forces that have brought so much violence and extremism to the country? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/234-triumph-moderates
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    33 mins
  • 233 The Terror

    233 The Terror
    May 31 2025
    In the aftermath of the brutal bombing of the Sveta Nedelya church the Tsankov regime unleashes a new terror on its enemies. At the same time, a border incident leads to the invasion of Bulgaria by one of its neighbors. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/233-the-terror
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    28 mins
  • 232 Holy Sunday

    232 Holy Sunday
    May 27 2025
    As the Tsankov regime cracks down even harder on leftists, the underground communist movement strikes back with horrific consequences. Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/232-holy-sunday
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    27 mins